"I did it for Joplin"

Craig Martin begins his day one summary with the story of an athlete from Joplin who competed not only for a school but an entire community.

Craig Martin begins his day one summary with the story of an athlete from Joplin who competed not only for a school but an entire community.
West Chester Henderson, PA, set an All-Time state best with a time of 8:55.43 in the AAA 4x800. (Photo by Tim O'Dowd)
Billy Orman US#2 | Burcham's Stellar Triple | Melia Xox 2 US#1's and Akawkaw Ndipagbor 2 US#3's.
Leo talks with Todd Grasley about immigrating to the United States, high school career, and his time as a Longhorn. (Cover photo courtsey of PhotoRun.net and leomanzano.com)
Photo above: Billy Orman, Tuba City AZ, broke a 27 year old Arizona State record Saturday night at the Arizona State Meet.
Lagat to run 5000m; Lolo Jones set for hurdles; world’s top 3 in women’s 1500m
Chris Brown, SC, broke a 33 year old record with his US#1 51-2.5 TJ. Billy Orman, AZ, broke a 27 year old State Record by running an 8:48.63 US#1 3200 meter run. Aisling Cuffe, NY, put on a distance clinic with a 9:56.16 3200 yesterday and a 4:40.56 1600 today! Haley Pierce, DE, ran a 4:41 1600 at her County Champs today as well. (Photo by John Olson)

WHITE PLAINS – St. Benedict’s coach Marty Hannon couldn’t help but think about what could have been. When senior Tahlief Jackson transferred from Patterson to the New Jersey private school powerhouse, the rules said he had to sit out 30 days. That meant he had to watch his new team from the stands at Penn Relays.
Nick Vena throws a bomb 75-09 in the Shot for US#3 All-Time!! (File photo by Don Rich)
Chris Hollis, New Generation Manager at Adidas Group, talks about the Dream Mile and Dream 100 and answers questions about the selection process and future of the event.
Track Chat with Ciarra Brewer, James Logan CA, who boasts a 43-04.25 PR for the Triple Jump, good for US#7 All-Time.